Bidhwan
Bidhwan | |
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Village | |
  Bidhwan Location in Haryana, India  Bidhwan Bidhwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°45′32″N 75°36′22″E / 28.759°N 75.606°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Tehsil | Siwani |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,868 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 127046[1] |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Bidhwan is a village and administrative unit with a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council) in the Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani District under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar Division of Haryana state, India.[2]
It is situated 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the district headquarters Bhiwani.
History
[edit]Bidhwan Jaglan Zail and Jaglan Lambardari
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Bidhwan is the seat of former "Jaglan Zail" headed by the Zaildar from the influential Jaglan clan, who during the British Raj, ruled over four revenue villages near Princely state of Loharu State, namely Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Mandholi Kalan (मंढोलीकलां). Currently, these villages lie in the Bhiwani district. Descendants of the Jaglan clan still live in the village and they currently holds the position of Lambardar of Bidhwan village.
Nearby archaeological sites
[edit]Nearby Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites are Banawali, Lohari Ragho, Masudpur, Rakhigarhi, Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and Bhirrana and Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad[3] and Mitathal and Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Other archaeological site are Agroha Mound where the original pillar of Ashoka was taken to Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar.[4][5] Goldy Jaglan
Administration
[edit]Currently, Bidhwan is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti code 244115[2] and 2011 census village code 061301 and village name Bidhwan (113).[6] As of August 2013, Ravinder Kumar is the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat Smiti.[7] There is a Patwari (government land record officer), an ADO (Agriculture Development Officer),a Rural Health Officer (RHO), and an Anganbadi Worker based at Bidhwan.[8]
Government schemes
[edit]Bidhwan is covered by the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana,[9][10] Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana rural electrification scheme,[11] and National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.[12][13]
Demographics
[edit]| Category | Population |
|---|---|
| Number of households | |
| Total population | |
| Scheduled Caste | |
| Literate population |
As per a 20101 census, Bidhwan had 45% literacy rate (2016 out of 4500 residents) and 1890 cell-phone connections.[14]
Jat gotras
[edit]The following Jat gotras are found in the village
- Khichar
- Beniwal
- Bisla
- Chahar
- Ghanghas
- Jaglan
- Malik(jadiya)
- Baloda
- Kulriya
- Nehra
- Poonia
- Repswal
- Saharan
- Sheoran
- Sura
Other gotras
[edit]Education
[edit]There is Government High School, Bidhwan.[15] There are many more schools institutes and 3 universities at Hisar (60 km) and Bhiwani (53 km).
Transportation
[edit]Bidhwan is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies from 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal, 19 km Siwani, 27 Rajgarh (Rajasthan), 31 Kairu, 53 km Hissar, 55 km Hansi, 47 km Pilani, and 58 km from Bhiwani, 165 km Delhi and 284 km from state capital Chandigarh.[16]
Train connectivity
[edit]Nearest train stations on the Jakhal-Hisar-Sadalpur line are 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal and 19 km Siwani, Nearest major junctions are Sadulpur-Rajgarh Railway junction 34 km, Hisar Junction railway station 50 km (31 mi) and Bhiwani Junction railway station 60 km.
Airport connectivity
[edit]Hisar Airport, the nearest functional domestic airport and flying training club is 55 km (34 mi) away. Nearest international airport is 165 km (103 mi) at Delhi.
Geography
[edit]Bidhwan is at the altitude of 210 m or 689 feet. Bidhwan lies in the semi-arid climate of the sandy bagar tract with scattered low sand dunes.[17] Bidhwan has water ponds for the cattle. The fields are irrigated by the isharwal-Jhumpa distributary of Siwani branch of Western Yamuna Canal.
Climate and ecology
[edit]Climate
[edit]Main ecological issues are desertification, deforestation, encroachment and land grabbing of common Panchayat forest and grazing land called "bani".[17]
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
45.6 (114.1) |
47.9 (118.2) |
48.8 (119.8) |
48.4 (119.1) |
47.2 (117.0) |
44.3 (111.7) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
48.8 (119.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.7 (0.50) |
17.4 (0.69) |
18.2 (0.72) |
11.4 (0.45) |
31.2 (1.23) |
70.8 (2.79) |
123.1 (4.85) |
118.4 (4.66) |
76.5 (3.01) |
7.2 (0.28) |
2.6 (0.10) |
4.4 (0.17) |
494.0 (19.45) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 60 | 51 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 58 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 47 |
| Source 1: India Meteorological Department[18][19][20] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[21] | |||||||||||||
Fauna
[edit]Animals and birds of various species are found including sparrow, large Indian parakeet, parrot, crow, rat, rabbit, nilgai, pied crested cuckoo, koel, pheasant, kingfisher, bulbul and Indian magpie robin.[17]
Notable people
[edit]- Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1982) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympian, Padma Shri awardee, politician of Congress party and the current MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.[22][23][24]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ India Pincodes
- ^ a b Panchayats of Siwani, Bhiwani, Haryana. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Archaeology report. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Lat Ki Masjid, Haryana Lat Ki Masjid, Lat Ki Masjid travel guide, Lat Ki Masjid in Hissar Haryana, Journey to Lat Ki Masjid, Traveling to Lat Ki Masjid".
- ^ More details about Buddhist monuments at Sanchi Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Archaeological Survey of India, 1989.
- ^ Haryana Panchayats Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Haryana Panchayat. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Child Welfare, Haryana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Priyadarshini Awas Yojna Benificiary list[dead link]
- ^ Rural Housing
- ^ Rural electrification Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MANEGRA report
- ^ NREGA report Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bidhwan village info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Bidhwan Govt High School". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013. Bidhwan International Public School . Start 1 April 2019
- ^ Pincodes of India
- ^ a b c Haryana Revenue Gazetteer (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Station: Hissar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Normals Data: Hissar – India Latitude: 29.17°N Longitude: 75.73°E Height: 209 (m)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Krishna wins poll battle in Rajasthan in second attempt, The Tribune, 13 Dec 2018.
- ^ Electoral Triumph Same As Winning Gold: Congress Candidate Krishna Punia, NDTV, 26 Nov 2018.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Google location map
- Haryana Government e-Services
- Bhiwani District Website
- e-Disha e-services
- Government of India e-services
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